The prince is no longer a man

When he came out of Dongyuan, Pei Rong rubbed his shoulders, his face full of distress, after the whole day, Pei Rong did nothing, and used it all to serve Duan Jingxun.

"I don't know if Duan Jingxun deliberately tricked me..."

Pei Rong muttered, thinking that Huo Qin's absence would save him from suffering in Dongyuan, but judging from the present, he was overjoyed too soon.

After returning to Zhaohua Hall and finally being able to sit down and take a breath, Pei Rong looked at the tea and snacks on the table, and with a thought, he hurriedly asked the little maid to pack the stacks of snacks and candied fruit.

"Almost forgot about it again." Pei Rong looked at the food box with satisfaction, but then became a little worried, "I don't know if the Fifth Prince's illness has recovered..."

The gate of Ganquan Palace was closed tightly, and the wind was howling, just as desolate as before.

Pei Rong pushed open the heavy door, looked at it with his head and shouted: "Fifth Prince? Are you there?"

"Cough cough cough-"

There was a coughing sound coming from the room, Pei Rong trotted over immediately.

Walking into the room, I saw that Duan Yueli was leaning on the bed, his face was flushed abnormally, and his hair was messy. He raised his eyes and saw Pei Rong, who was about to lift the quilt to get up, and coughed again and again.

When Pei Rong saw it, he quickly put down the things in his hands and walked quickly.

"Fifth prince, don't get up."

"I'm... fine, I'm used to it." The pale young man's eyelashes were moistened slightly, his lips were tightly pursed, and his stubborn appearance made people feel distressed.

"How can you get used to this?" Pei Rong retorted loudly, "You are a noble prince!"

"Ah--"

Duan Yueli chuckled and did not give any other explanations. Even though he is the prince, his situation is worse than that of the servants in the palace.

Pei Rong didn't know how to comfort him, remembering the snacks he brought, he took out a stack.

"This is the snack I brought, you have a quick taste, with it, you won't be afraid to take medicine."

Duan Yueli lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "I thought you wouldn't come."

"How come, I promised you, so naturally I have to keep my word."

"But that day you..." Duan Yueli suddenly fell silent after speaking halfway through her words, and didn't say any more.

"It was because the emperor held a dinner that day, and I didn't mean to break the appointment."

Pei Rong explained, but Duan Yueli didn't fully believe it, and said: "There were a lot of fireworks that night, it was very beautiful, the whole palace was illuminated, did you see it?"

"I was lying in bed that day and didn't see it."

As Duan Yueli said, she raised her eyes and looked directly at Pei Rong, "But I believe you, you must have a reason."

He clearly explained the reason, but looking at Duan Yueli in front of him, for some reason, Pei Rong still felt a little guilty.

Duan Yueli had already fainted on the corridor that day, and the Ganquan Palace was located in a remote place. Only when he walked out of the palace gate could he see the grand fireworks, but Duan Yueli's current body seemed to be very difficult to walk.

The dinner party and fireworks that he mentioned were a very lively scene, and thinking about the desolation of Oasis Palace that night, Pei Rong bit his lips in annoyance, as if he had said something wrong.

Duan Yue didn't miss the slightest bit of Pei Rong's expression, watching Pei Rong unconsciously rubbing his fingertips beside the bed, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a very shallow arc.

She seemed to be smiling, but there was still no warmth in her eyes.

Pei Rong changed the subject, handed the snack over, and said, "Try this and see how it tastes."

Duan Yueli reached out to pick up a piece of dim sum and tasted it. It was a royal food in the palace that he had never eaten before, but in his opinion, it was no different from the cold rice and cold dishes he ate every day.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Pei Rong saw the scars on Duan Yueli's fingertips, and the fingertips were split several times, which looked very scary.

Duan Yueli quickly withdrew her hand and hid behind her back: "It's nothing, just a little injury."

Pei Rong didn't follow her, and held Duan Yueli's hand firmly, and saw that there were many red blisters on the fingertips, which were obviously the marks of splitting after being burned.

"You are..."

Duan Yueli withdrew his hand, with a calm expression: "The burn when boiling the medicine is not a problem."

As if he didn't want Pei Rong to ask anything else, Duan Yueli said again: "Thank you sir today, since the things have been brought, please go back if there is nothing wrong."

It was clearly the words to chase someone away, but Pei Rong's heart softened when he heard it, and he couldn't help asking: "Then I'm gone, can I still come?"

"I told you on the first day that you shouldn't be here."

"why?"

"I've already said what needs to be said." Duan Yueli lowered his eyelashes and said, "Why do you need to ask more questions, please go back."

On the second day, Pei Rong who walked out of the palace paused, then went back to the room, took out the bottle of plaster, thought about it, and put it in his bosom.

Chang Bin came into the palace to report that Duan Jingxun was waiting for him outside the palace, Pei Rong didn't know what Duan Jingxun was going to do, and when he went out to ask, he found out that he was going out of the palace.

It turned out that Huo Qin made an appointment for the two of them to meet outside the palace, saying that the Hou's Mansion was almost finished, and asked the two to meet at the largest restaurant in the capital, and then went to the Hou's Mansion for a sit-down.

Usually when he was in the palace, Pei Rong didn't think it was much fun to come out, but now after staying in the palace for a few days, when he heard that he could leave the palace, he couldn't wait.

I just want to share a carriage with Duan Jingxun

Pei Rong moved his butt, trying to stay away from Duan Jingxun.

Duan Jingxun glanced at Pei Rong indifferently, and Pei Rong immediately put his hands on his lap and sat down obediently.

The carriage bumped, and after a while, Pei Rong was bumped and leaned against Duan Jingxun again, their legs were leaning against each other, and their shoulders were leaning against each other.

Pei Rong propped up his hands secretly and moved a little bit quietly, then Duan Jingxun asked: "What's the matter?"

"That..." Pei Rong held back an excuse and said, "Sitting in a carriage hurts my butt."

"Carriages are always like this, or else," Duan Jingxun asked, "are you sitting on my lap?"

"No, no, no!" Pei Rong waved his hands again and again: "I don't dare to sit on the body of a prince."

It's just that the sky was not as expected, the wheels seemed to have crushed a stone, the horse raised its front feet and neighed, the carriage was tilted high, and then fell heavily.

Pei Rong swayed, and subconsciously hugged the rock-solid person beside him.

Immediately afterwards, Duan Jingxun's voice was heard from above: "It turns out that the prince doesn't want to sit on my lap, but wants to lean in my arms."

It was only then that Pei Rong realized that he was wrapping his arms around Duan Jingxun's neck. His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly explained: "I'm not...just now it was an accident."

"It was an accident," Duan Jingxun said, "Then have you hugged enough?"

Pei Rong: ...

When the two finally got off the carriage, Pei Rong consciously walked three steps away from Duan Jingxun, went into the restaurant to meet Huo Qin, and the three of them took advantage of the opportunity to sit down.

"Prince, Rong Shizi." Huo Qin nodded and said.

Duan Jingxun nodded, and Pei Rong also shouted: "Little General..."

"My name is Lord Huo Hou." Duan Jingxun corrected him.

"But I called the little general..." Pei Rong explained in a low voice.

Huo Qin saw that there was something wrong with the atmosphere between the two, so he talked about the Spring Hunting Admiral and bypassed the topic, not forgetting to ask Pei Rong if he had practiced well.

Since Huo Qin asked the question, Pei Rong found something to rely on, and said confidently: "I didn't have time to practice bow yesterday."

"Why is that?" Huo Qin asked.

"Because the prince..."

"I told Rong Shizi to do other things," Duan Jingxun took over the conversation and asked Pei Rong, "What dissatisfaction does Rong Shizi have?"

What he didn't have time to say was all blocked in his throat, Pei Rong didn't say it, and he didn't say it, he gave Duan Jingxun a stare.

Duan Jingxun raised the wine glass and put it to his lips. This action covered most of his cheeks, and no one saw the slight curve of his mouth.

Huo Qin asked suddenly: "Prince, why did your hand hurt?"

Duan Jingxun took advantage of the situation and opened his palm to see that there was a cut in the palm of his hand. After thinking for a while, he remembered that when the carriage was jolting, his hands rested on the carriage. At that time, there was a tingling pain in the palm of his hand, but he didn't care.

I think it's the wound.

"It's okay, after returning to the palace, let someone deal with it." Duan Jingxun said lightly.

"The injury on the hand can't be taken lightly, not to mention the prince is honorable, I will order a doctor to come here now."

Pei Rong also understood the origin of Duan Jingxun's injury. At that time, he was hanging on Duan Jingxun's body. If Duan Jingxun hadn't supported him with both hands, maybe the two of them would have rolled to the ground long ago.

"Prince, I happened to bring wound medicine today."

Speaking of which, Pei Rong took out the medicine bottle from his pocket and placed it on the table.

Duan Jingxun glanced at the medicine bottle, then looked at Pei Rong: "Is this the bottle I gave you?"

Although it was given to him by Duan Jingxun, Pei Rong was always a little embarrassed to take it out, so he replied in a low voice: "Yes..."

"What I gave you..." Duan Jingxun's eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "Do you carry it with you every day?"

"Nor...not at all."

He took this medicine today because he wanted to go to Oasis Palace, he seemed to understand the misunderstanding caused, Pei Rong explained with great effort: "It just happened to be brought today."

"Is it a coincidence?" Duan Jingxun seemed to have a deep meaning in his words, "It really is a coincidence."

Pei Rong: ...